The role of thoracoscopy in pediatric surgical practice

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-70

  Rodgers, Bradley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG NODULE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICIAN; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037317066     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/spsu.2003.50005     Document Type: Article

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